North Carolina convention set for Raleigh April 4 to 6
The North Carolina State Sunday School Convention will meet in Raleigh starting April 4 for three days. The 1900 census reports 28,285,022 wage workers in the United States across professions trade and transport domestic service manufacturing and agriculture. General Oyama reports Mukden fell at 10 a m Friday March 10 with many prisoners and supplies taken as Russian retreat continues northward.
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North ‘Carolina
Raleigh
United States
Mukden
Oyama
Dr Kings New Discovery Ends Pneumonia Fear
J W McKinnon of Talladega Springs Alabama writes he was near death from Pneumonia after two doctors failed to help. One bottle of Dr Kings New Discovery cured him and the first dose gave relief. A sure cure for sore throat bronchitis coughs and colds. Available at W A Hayes Drugstore 50c and 1.00 Trial bottles free.
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W. A. Hayes
Christmas prank ends in chaos and fear
A North ern State father bought a large imitation cannon cracker filled with candy and hid it in a closet. On Christmas morning he planned a harmless scare, but a misfire caused a deafening blast that sent the table, dishes, wife, and children scrambling as the father crawled from the kitchen wood box.
Death Toll in New York and Chicago in 1903 Pneumonia Share
Newspaper note reports November and December 1903 death rates in New York and Chicago with pneumonia accounting for one fifth of fatalities. An ad touts Foley’s Honey and Tar to relieve coughs and prevent pneumonia, claiming quick cure and strengthened lungs. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
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New York
Chicago
Foley
W. A. Hayes
Public Dispute Over Sacred Marriage Ideal
A fragmentary quote from New York Weekly shows a speaker praising a spouse as "only a little lower than the angels" and a contrasting image of aging on knees as attire lower than them. The text depicts a moral or religious framing of marriage during a historic period.
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New York Weekly
Buch
Sewin
Owen
Mass
New York
Chicago, Ill
St. Louis O
Atlalta, Ga
Dallas
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Summer Health
If taken this month it keeps you well all the summer. It makes the little ones eat sleep and grow. A spring tome for the whole family Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea 35 cents Tea or Tablets W A Hayes nonstop.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
W. A Hayes
W. A. Hayes
Hollisters Rocky Mountain
Susmer
How did Blank marry a dressmaker
Detroit Free Press quotes a jab about Blank marrying a dressmaker. The remark suggests she made his first wife’s clothes.
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Blank
Borber
Detroit Fres Press
Early Green Vegetables Shortage Prompts Planting Advice
Severe February weather extended into Florida causing a projected shortage of early green vegetables. The text urges Southern truckers and gardeners to plant early peas and other crops as soon as ground is ready to take advantage of expected high prices in home and northern markets.
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Florida
Hemorrhages of the Lungs and Library Legislation
Ake of Wood, Indiana praised Foley's Honey and Tar after severe lung hemorrhages and improved health. The piece notes the rural library act re enacted, granting each county six new supplementary libraries under the 1903 act.
Electric bitters and Hillboro market items headline from 1906 notices
Colonel John M Fuller of Haney Grove Texas praises Electric Bitters as a cure for liver and kidney trouble. The weekly Hill8s0ko Market page lists prices for staple goods and announces administration of estate with claims due by February 18, 1906.
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John M. Fuller
Haney Grove
Texas
Waterloo
W. A. Hayes
Devoe Paint Prompts Complaint Letter to Hillsboro Grocer
A letter from W. Devoe & Co criticizing Fancy Grocery Co for short weights and measures in goods. The writer asserts their own paint is honest in gallon size and long lasting, claiming Devoe lead and zinc paint lasts longer per gallon. P.S. notes Parks & Hedgpeth sell their paint.
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Sirsa
Gallen
W. Devoe & CO
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promoted Amid Broad Claims
Advert reads as medical best remedy for constipation and biliousness with endorsements from M Flannery of Chicago and product sold at W A Hayes Drugstore. Separate note reports search for Kenneth Beasley son of State Senator S M Beasley of Currituck. body not found in Currituck Sound fuels kidnapping speculation.
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Kenneth
5. M. Beasley
Currituck
Currituck Sound
Women suffer kidney trouble misattribution
Women are more prone to kidney disorders but misattribute symptoms to female diseases. Nervousness headaches back pain and dark circles signal kidney trouble. Foley's Kidney Care has helped thousands of women by stopping irregularities strengthening urinary organs purifying blood and aiding overall health. Sold by W A Hayes Drugist.
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Foley
W. A. Hayes
Drugvist
Old Homestead Reflections and Railroading Memories
A reader recalls childhood days in Orange County, memories of the local newspaper, and a long letter praising the editor. He shares travel notes from a Pacific coast trip, details of California climate, and seasonally hot summers. He describes railroad life as a locomotive fireman with the Southern Pacific, coal fires, steep climbs, and many tunnels. The piece ends with a call to stay connected to family and homeland, emphasizing love and duty.
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Orange County Observer
Mny
the Observer
Pacific
Mies Gertie Mills
California
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Kern
Livel Hood
Incredible Brilliance and Odd Remedies in Local Notice
A fragmented ad style notice touts Buck Jen's Aruba Salve for eye injuries and burns sold at W A Hayes Druggstore. It also mentions Governor Glenn granting a conditional pardon to Robin Holderfield of Raleigh, requiring departure from Wake County and good behavior.
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Chares KF. Lemburger
Syracuse
N. Y
Buck Jen
W. A. Hayes
Druggstore
Gov
Glenn
Robin Holderfield
Raleigh
Wake County
Governor Glenn to Speak at Salem Female College Commencement
Governor R B Glenn accepts invitation to deliver the Literary Address at Salem Female College annual commencement. Exercises begin May 20 with the Baccalaureate Sermon by Dr C Clay Lilly of Winston Salem on May 21.
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R. B. Glenn
Salem Female College
C. Clay Lilly
Winaton- Salem
Foley's Honey and Tar touted as genuine remedy
Foley & Co. of Chicago marketed Honey and Tar as a trusted lung cure. Many imitations appear. customers are urged to ask for Foley's and reject substitutes. The product is mildly laxative, contains no opiates, and is safe for children and delicate persons, sold by W. A. Hayes, Druggist.
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A. M. Ake
Wood
Iad
Foley
W. A. Hayes
Foley & Co
Chicago
Auction Notice March 21 1905 Mortgage
Public sale by order of mortgagee to the highest bidder for cash on Tuesday March 21 1905. Authority granted by deed of trust requires sale to satisfy the mortgage obligations. Auction will occur at the specified location as permitted by law.
Land Auction In Patterson Township 180 Acre Clark Property
On Friday March 24 1905 a public auction will offer the John Clark land in Patterson township Durham County consisting of 180 acres bounded by King Fowler Long and Nun. The sale arises from a Superior Court decree Iley N Clark et al versus Pleasant Clerk et al. Terms: one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months with interest on deferred payments from sale date. Sale begins at noon February 22 1905 commissioner William Strain.
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Patterson Township
Derham County
John Clark
Charlie King
Stanford Leigh
Joseph Fowler
Zoa Long
William J. Nun
Superior Court
Durham County
Iley N. Clark
Pleasant Clerk
Neor
Illiam Strain
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Makey
Pustishep
Joseph A. Harris
Hirpyen
Post
Spurgeon
C. A. Scott
Patti C. Collins
Bank of Orange
M. Armweld
Shepperd Strudwick
H. Hamilton
I. Norfleet Webb
J.S. Spurgeon
C.4. Forrest
5. M. Gattis
C. A. McDade
Fancy Grocery Company
Hillsboro, N. C
P.S. Parks & Hedgpeth
T.W. Wood & Sons
Richmond
Virginia
ST. Louis
Paris
A. F. Wagner
Office of Register of Deeds For
Orange County
Berry
Churton Street
EH. A. Rosemond
Mortgagee
MRS. M. EL. Taylor & Sister
Gcardus
Cardus
Conn
Chattanooga, Tenn
Sueuyy Lowsprputs
Hollisten
Madison
Wis
NASA
Hillsboro, Y. C
A. W. Gratian
Oxford, N. C
Durham and Grangine
Supreme Court
Aie
Gatti
Hillsboro, N
John W. Graham
Paul C
Graham & Granay
Alsterham
Granville
Persor Ap
J. Spurgeon
Hillsboro
Parks & Hedgpeth
Gaither Collins
Alvin R. Parish
H. J. Pay
King Street
H. L. Parish
HH. LL. Parish
Jeffers
Kentucky
New York States
Franklin
Litishere
A. Hayes
Draggist
Foley & Company
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